Anthony Weiner

Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times

News about Anthony Weiner, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Oct. 8, 2013

Weiner Monologues, play that imagines former New York City mayoral candidate Anthony D Weiner as a tragic hero of the stage, will make its Off Off Broadway debut next month; script was pieced together from real-life speeches and transcripts by troupe of recent Hunter College graduates. MORE

Oct. 2, 2013

Republican John A Catsimatidis and Democrat Anthony D Weiner are each winners in one statistic in New York mayoral race--in money spent for every losing primary vote; Catsimatidis spent $419 per vote and Weiner spent more than $190 per vote. MORE

Sep. 5, 2013

Sep. 4, 2013

Alessandra Stanley The TV Watch column notes final debate between candidates in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary is not dramatic showdown among front-runners; says most of heat and animation comes from the two candidates competing for rock bottom, John C Liu and Anthony D Weiner. MORE

Aug. 30, 2013

Trailside blog; New York City mayoral candidate Anthony D Weiner is not only unloved by voters, according to polls, but, increasingly, he is also ignored; at his latest event in Chelsea, he found only two reporters, and one of them wanted to ask about his sinking poll numbers. MORE

Aug. 28, 2013

A new ad from Anthony D. Weiner features the first time he has deployed surrogates — not himself — to make his campaign pitch. MORE

Aug. 21, 2013

Anthony D. Weiner’s latest advertisement says he would bring down crime but “stop these stops and frisks that look an awful lot like racial profiling.” MORE

Aug. 16, 2013

Aug. 13, 2013

Trailside blog; highlights of New York Democratic mayoral candidate Anthony D Weiner’s Buzzfeed interview include comments about his therapy, former roommate Jon Stewart and hurt he has caused wife Huma Abedin. MORE

Aug. 12, 2013

In his first television ad, “Powerful Voices,” mayoral candidate Anthony D. Weiner casts himself as an underdog hounded by the establishment and urges voters to ignore his critics. MORE

Aug. 9, 2013

Repeated polling finds that black voters are far more likely than white voters to view New York City comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer and mayoral candidate Anthony D Weiner favorably; both candidates have made major efforts to reach out to black voters throughout their campaigns. MORE

Aug. 7, 2013

Trailside blog; Republican candidate for New York City mayor George T McDonald shares unfriendly exchange with Democratic candidate Anthony D Weiner during greeting at AARP forum; candidates trade insults after McDonald objects to Weiner patting his back. MORE

Aug. 6, 2013

Trailside blog; Anthony D Weiner, seeking to deflect attention from the scandal hanging over his run for mayor, puts forward a number of policy ideas, including making police officers on patrol wear miniature cameras. MORE

Aug. 5, 2013

Bill de Blasio, public advocate running for mayor, is drawing new energy and voter interest, now that Anthony D Weiner's campaign has imploded; his platform presents the most sweeping rejection of what New York City has become in past decade; in a city that is endlessly congratulating itself for its modern renaissance, day on the campaign trail with de Blasio is a reminder of unaddressed grievances and glaring disparities. MORE

Aug. 4, 2013

Frank Bruni Op-Ed column contends Anthony Weiner's odd bid for office of New York City mayor is a dark fable with dank truths about politics today; maintains it shows the way in which superficiality trumps substance and fame, rather than a person's accomplishments, is becoming the aim of too many people in politics. MORE

Aug. 4, 2013

News analysis; nearly half a century after publication of Philip Roth novel Portnoy's Complaint politics seem to finally be catching up with fiction, with libidinous, self-sabotaging politicians like Anthony Weiner, Bob Filner and Eliot Spitzer causing grimaces among fellow Jews. MORE

Aug. 2, 2013

Clinton aides play overlapping roles as they seek to help Huma Abedin, top Clinton aide and wife of New York mayoral candidate Anthony D Weiner, navigate circuslike atmosphere surrounding campaign; top aides also remain steadfast in desire to protect interests of benefactors Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton. MORE

Aug. 2, 2013

Trailside blog; Republican George McDonald, long-shot candidate for New York City mayor, is loudly booed at Queens forum after ridiculing Anthony D Weiner for his online gaffes. MORE

Aug. 1, 2013

Trailside blog; Anthony D Weiner, revered in far-flung community of Rockaway, Queens, for much of his political career, gets chilly reception at a campaign stop in the neighborhood; hounded by questions about his online sex scandal, he is told by several residents that they view him as unfit for office. MORE

Jul. 31, 2013

Barbara Morgan, chief spokeswoman for Anthony D Weiner’s embattled campaign for New York City mayor, attacks former campaign intern Olivia Nuzzi in profanity-laced comments during interview; later apologizes to Nuzzi, who had written harshly about her experiences working in Weiner's campaign. MORE

Jul. 31, 2013

Trailside blog; New York City mayoral candidate Anthony D Weiner, hobbled by new scandal about his online indulgences, drops his usual pugnacity in new campaign video. MORE

Jul. 31, 2013

Op-Ed article by author Susan Jacoby asserts that women involved in sexting scandal engulfing New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner are equal participants, not victims, in the arid world of virtual sex. MORE

Jul. 31, 2013

Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column contends that Anthony D Weiner is a gift to political-scandal survivors, his behavior so outlandish and contemptible that it allows people like Eliot Spitzer and Bill Clinton to act huffy; marvels at Weiner's ability to summon impressive political stamina under jaw-droppingly embarrassing circumstances; concludes that he should quit New York City's mayoral race. MORE

Jul. 30, 2013

Political Memo; mental health professionals weigh in on Anthony D Weiner’s online behavior, offering explanations that include sex addiction, a mood disorder and feelings of inadequacy; some wonder whether Weiner has discounted the risks to his family, his reputation and his career, or has simply not understood them. MORE

Jul. 29, 2013

Parade of prominent political figures are calling on Anthony D Weiner to exit the race for New York City mayor, including Dee Dee Myers, a press secretary under President Clinton, and David Axelrod, a former adviser to President Obama. MORE

Jul. 28, 2013

Danny Kedem resigns as campaign manager for New York City mayoral candidate Anthony D Weiner after learning of Weiner's latest online conduct. MORE

Jul. 28, 2013

Ginia Bellafante Big City column argues that Bill de Blasio may be the most intelligent and informed candidate for New York City mayor; adds that, in face of Anthony Weiner's continuing sex scandal, de Blasio has also been most vocal in pressing for return to issues of running city. MORE

Jul. 28, 2013

Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column contends Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin are taking a page out of the Clintons' playbook as they try to weather Weiner's sexting scandal; notes that many of Abedin's friends have expresses concern about her standing by Weiner. MORE

Jul. 27, 2013

Christine C Quinn, mayoral candidate seen to have her own weaknesses, is making a subtle plea to New York City voters to distinguish herself from all the misbehaving men on political scene; has moved quickly in the past several days to conspicuously distance herself from celebrity transgressors Anthony D Weiner and Eliot Spitzer as her political operation is now realizing that her appeal includes what she has not done, which is hire prostitutes or send lewd self-portraits to strangers. MORE

Jul. 27, 2013

Trailside blog; illustrator John Cuneo draws widespread adulation across social media for The New Yorker magazine cover depicting Anthony Weiner as alter ego 'Carlos Danger.' MORE

Jul. 26, 2013

Anthony D Weiner's mayoral campaign enters dark and chaotic phase as he admits to having explicit online relationships with at least three women since he left Congress; Weiner appears shaken as he faces reporters, and is unable to definitively say how many women have been the target of inappropriate contact. MORE

Jul. 26, 2013

Trailside blog; Mayor Michael R Bloomberg repeats his vow not to get involved with mayoral campaign when asked by reporters if Anthony D Weiner should drop out of race due to latest revelations that he continued to send lewd messages to women after resigning from Congress. MORE

Jul. 25, 2013

Many women in New York City are baffled as to why Huma Abedin continues to stand behind her husband, mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, despite ongoing revelations that he sent explicit messages to younger women; some speculate that Abedin is willing to endure ordeal because she remains dedicated to getting her husband back into office. MORE

Jul. 25, 2013

Narrative emerges behind racy online conversations that have jeopardized Anthony D Weiner's campaign for mayor of New York City; flirtation began after 22 year-old woman contacted Weiner to express her anger over earlier incidents. MORE

Jul. 25, 2013

Gail Collins Op-Ed column contends political scandal surrounding New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner is no longer funny and has now become sad and depressing; posits if America had a monarchy, perhaps politics would be less about celebrity and would attract fewer needy egos, desperate for the limelight. MORE

Jul. 24, 2013

Anthony D Weiner's improbable New York mayoral campaign is engulfed by a new scandal involving sexually explicit online messages, imperiling his political resurrection two years after he resigned from Congress over similar behavior; Weiner acknowledges that his habit of sending sexual images and text messages to female fans continued for more than a year after he left Congress. MORE

Jul. 24, 2013

Editorial urges Anthony Weiner to drop out of New York City mayoral race, in light of his ongoing sexting scandal; contends that how Weiner has addressed scandal speaks to a familiar but repellent pattern of evasion. MORE

Jul. 16, 2013

Trailside blog; Quinnipiac University poll shows Anthony D Weiner and Christine C Quinn remain at the front of the pack among Democratic candidates for mayor, and Eliot Spitzer holds a comfortable lead in the Democratic primary for comptroller; poll suggests scandals might not be weighing down either Weiner or Spitzer. MORE

Jul. 16, 2013

Trailside blog; Campaign Finance Board reports that scandals have been very good business for politics in New York City; former Rep Anthony D Weiner, who resigned in 2011 after scandal involving lewd online behavior, raised robust $829,000 in six weeks after joining mayoral race and Manhattan Borough President Scott M Stringer raked in $110,000 in just four days after Eliot Spitzer jumped into race for comptroller. MORE

Jul. 15, 2013

Anthony D Weiner’s Twitter scandal and his interfaith marriage could hurt his chances of winning over the ultra-Orthodox community, which has a strict code of moral behavior, as he vies with a field of current and former officeholders to win the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor. MORE

Jul. 14, 2013

News analysis; political analysts say candidacies of Anthony D Weiner for New York City mayor and Eliot Spitzer for city comptroller will provide an unusual test of how women feel about misbehaving male politicians. MORE

Jul. 12, 2013

Trailside blog; Anthony D Weiner and Eliot Spitzer’s mayoral and comptroller campaigns are overshadowing lesser-known candidates, even those running for other offices, like borough president or public advocate. MORE

Jul. 9, 2013

Michael Powell Gotham column examines puzzling combination of celebrity and machismo that has kept both Anthony D Weiner and Eliot Spitzer in their respective races for mayor and comptroller of New York City; observes that quiet and sensible campaign season has turned into curiosity and the equivalent of a motorcycle hurtling at full throttle down the Bronx River Parkway. MORE

Jul. 9, 2013

Frank Bruni Op-Ed column deplores fresh political bids in New York City by disgraced politicians Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner; holds both are seeking return to spotlight rather than redemption; contends of the two, Weiner's play for mayor is by far more audacious, and more disturbing. MORE

Jul. 6, 2013

Anthony D Weiner expresses hope that voters can let bygones be bygones; asks them to focus on his policy ideas instead of his past indiscretions, as the Democratic mayoral primary draws closer. MORE

Jul. 4, 2013

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Anthony D Weiner chastises heckler at campaign stop on Upper West Side, saying he will 'not be bullied' by New Yorkers who are unwilling to have civil debate over issues. MORE

Jul. 1, 2013

Lawrence Downes Editorial Observer expresses surprise at front-runner status of Anthony Weiner in New York City's mayoral race. MORE

Jun. 27, 2013

Trailside blog; Quinnipiac University poll suggests race for New York City mayor is three-way tie among Christine C Quinn, Anthony D Weiner and William C Thompson Jr; Quinn has support of 19 percent of voters, Weiner 17 percent, and Thompson 16. MORE